The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 247 Persuasion
"It's about learning by practice, not mastering it. I once overheard my grandmother say that the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Transformations are beyond human capability and should not exist in this world in the first place."

—In this world, when cultivation reaches its peak and one's status deepens, one is called a sage. A sage is the ultimate being. But even if one has reached the highest level, there is still a suffix after the word "sage": human. Before the Great Dao, a sage is still just a human.

"Legend has it that when the Dao Ancestor merged with the Dao, he was neither human nor Dao. His spirituality was elevated to an unbelievable level. He was swept up by the Heavenly Dao and roamed freely in the Great Dao, observing all kinds of laws. In that inexplicable state, he combined the numbers of the Heavenly Gang and encompassed all three thousand laws, creating the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang."

"Could this kind of change be called a secret technique?"

"But the secret formula can only record the profound mysteries. To ultimately reach the Golden Immortal level, one still needs to comprehend it on their own. However, this transformation is a concrete description of the laws."

"How can the word 'secret' alone be enough to describe it?"

The five fairies described it, but they were only describing the concept; they had some difficulty expressing it in words.

Ding Lin listened quietly, his eyes sparkling with wonder, feeling utterly captivated.

"The seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends that I mentioned before refer to seventy-two transformations. But the thirty-six transformations here refer to thirty-six categories of transformations. As long as you master any one of these transformations, you can complete all the transformations of that category."

"It's about learning through practice, not mastering it."

Ding Lin noted that this was the second time the Seven Fairies had emphasized this point.

"The Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Dipper encompass all three thousand laws. One can say they have mastered a transformation simply by understanding any one of the corresponding laws within it. But to truly master..." The Seventh Fairy paused, struggling to organize her thoughts, "...the essence of these transformations is the transformation of laws. Each transformation can be based on one law, ten laws, or even a hundred...it's incredibly profound...this is a divine power that shouldn't even exist in the first place..."

Even after organizing her thoughts, the Seven Fairies still found it difficult to describe, but Ding Lin understood.

"Can I assume that, in a general sense, if one masters all the changes of the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, one can at least comprehend thirty-six laws. If one has sufficient talent, one can comprehend all three thousand laws within the changes. This is a divine power with an extremely high lower limit and an immeasurable upper limit," Ding Lin said.

“This understanding should… probably be correct,” the Seventh Fairy nodded first, then hesitated. She had only heard the Queen Mother mention it, and although it was a family tradition, her own level was too low to understand it. “As far as I know, after the creation of the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, the one who cultivated it to the deepest level should be the disciple of the Supreme Sage, the Grand Master Xuandu. He used it to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal, which means he at least comprehended the White Path Law. Among the other cultivators, the one I am more familiar with is Marshal Tianpeng. He probably didn’t master many of the transformations, and his realm is still at the Golden Immortal level.”

Da Luo.

Ding Lin took a deep breath, feeling his heart surging. "Granddaughter, although I am not talented, I have now mastered the Great Celestial Immortal Technique. After I ascend to immortality, I wonder what changes will occur in the Heavenly Dipper..." Ding Lin took a deep breath and said directly. Hearing this, how could he not understand the stone monkey's regret?

“Brother Jin, I understand what you mean. Please listen to me first before making a decision,” said the Seventh Fairy. “The Thirty-Six Heavenly Dippers and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends are all supernatural powers that accompany the cultivation of the Great Celestial Immortal Technique to the Celestial Immortal level. In other words, even after reaching the Immortal Realm, one still uses the Great Celestial Immortal Technique to accumulate magical power, providing two paths to comprehend the laws. While the Thirty-Six Heavenly Dippers have extremely high aspirations and a vast upper limit, Brother Jin, you should also know that for every gain, there is a loss. Such wonderful supernatural powers naturally come with a correspondingly high level of difficulty in cultivation.”

"Ordinary immortal techniques describe profound mysteries, and even just practicing them is extremely difficult. Those who can become celestial immortals are all exceptionally talented, but the probability of them ultimately becoming golden immortals is only 30%. The Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang directly describes the laws. In the past, those who achieved great rank in the 'Celestial Immortal Technique' did not choose to practice the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, but they could not even get started and eventually exhausted one's lifespan, dying with regret."

“Brother Jin, the ‘Great Celestial Immortal Technique’ is just the threshold for cultivating the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang, just as nine thousand years of cultivation is just the threshold for cultivating the ‘Great Celestial Immortal Technique’. Brother Jin…” The Seventh Fairy could not continue.

Ding Lin understood. He had already struggled so much to achieve the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique". Even if he achieved the Celestial Immortal Technique in the future, his situation would only be worse before the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang.

No.

Perhaps it's fair to say that he had absolutely no chance of succeeding.

"Although the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang sounds exciting, since it's difficult to master them to a high level, it's actually more practical than the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends. Marshal Tianpeng has been a Golden Immortal since the primordial era. He has cultivated the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang for countless eons and is still a Golden Immortal. On the other hand, that monkey is only a few hundred years old, yet he has already mastered the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends. With enough accumulated magical power, he has reached the Golden Immortal realm in one fell swoop. Moreover, the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends includes earth, fire, wind, and water. Once mastered and fully comprehended, one can possess four laws, making him no weakling even among Golden Immortals," said the Seventh Fairy.

“Brother Jin, it’s already a stretch that you’ve mastered the Great Celestial Immortal Technique,” ​​the Seventh Fairy said, glancing at Ding Lin before pausing and offering a rational analysis as an observer. “Don’t be angry with me, Brother Jin, but in terms of foundation and potential, you are no match for that monkey.”

It's more than just insufficient.

Ding Lin knew that the Seven Fairies had already considered his feelings. He was originally just an ordinary carp, and even now he was only a dragon in the form of a jiao (a type of dragon), not even a dragon. How could he compare to the origins of the Heaven-Mending Stone?

"But after all, you have cultivated the Celestial Immortal Technique to the Great Grade. If you, Brother Jin, ascend to immortality, you can choose to cultivate the Seventy-Two Transformations of Earthly Fiends. In a few thousand years, even if you don't master all four elements of earth, water, wind, and fire, you should be more than proficient in the eighteen transformations of the water element. That would be enough to become a Golden Immortal. In a few tens of thousands of years, you might even master the other three elements. At that time, with the four laws in your body and more merit accumulated, you could barely afford to wear a purple robe in the imperial court."

"Moreover, even after you've mastered all seventy-two transformations of the Earthly Fiends, you haven't reached the end of your cultivation. You can still continue to comprehend other laws. In any case, once you reach the Golden Immortal realm, you no longer have a lifespan to live. You can always plan your future path further later," said the Seventh Fairy.

(End of this chapter)